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Prostaglandin synthase 1 gene disruption in mice reduces arachidonic acid-induced inflammation and indomethacin-induced gastric ulceration.
Cell - 3 Nov 1995
Langenbach R, Morham S G, Tiano H F, Loftin C D, Ghanayem B I, Chulada P C, Mahler J F, Lee C A, Goulding E H, Kluckman K D, Kim H S, Smithies O
Abstract excerpt
Cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 (COX-1 and COX-2) are key enzymes in prostaglandin biosynthesis and the target enzymes for the widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. To study the physiological roles of the individual isoforms, we have disrupted the mouse Ptgs1 gene encoding COX-1. Homozygous Ptgs1 mutant mice survive well, have no gastric pathology, and show less indomethacin-induced gastric ulceration than...
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